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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1332 EST on 09/10/2009. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

VIC

E Gippsland

084014

DELLICKNORA (TELLICURA)

49.4

47.5

04/10/1966

93

1 n

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040717

COOLANGATTA

6.3

8.5

15/10/2000

21

1

NSW

CW Slopes S

065026

PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET)

1.0

1.0

11/10/2003

53

1 Equal to record.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

-2.0

-2.0

09/10/2007

13

Equal to record.

NSW

SW Slopes S

072150

WAGGA WAGGA AMO

-2.2

-2.0

28/10/1998

68

1

NSW

Riverina E

074034

COROWA AIRPORT

0.0

0.0

08/10/2007

36

1 Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 05:28EST, 15/05/2012.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 24.3 -0.1 9.4 -1.5 6.2 0.0 5.4 -- 417 (17.4) 37/16
PERTH AIRPORT 24.4 +1.9 9.5 -0.7 6.1 0.0 4.2 10.9 392 (16.3) 37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.8 +1.1 13.1 +4.0 12.8 0.8 3.0 2.5 528 (22.0) 34/00
BUNBURY 21.9 +1.2 10.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 31/14
MANDURAH 19.7 -- 12.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.4 +2.2 22.7 -2.3 22.0 0.0 7.6 10.8 290 (12.1) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.5 -4.5 12.4 -2.4 10.3 0.0 8.6 11.7 411 (17.1) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.8 -6.1 8.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 482 (20.1) 43/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 -4.7 8.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 4.0 11.3 278 (11.6) 35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 -4.5 7.1 0.0 4.3 0.2 2.4 5.7 432 (18.0) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 -4.6 16.5 -2.1 13.4 0.0 13.0 11.4 558 (23.3) 44/07
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 +1.4 18.2 -2.4 15.1 0.0 6.8 10.2 224 ( 9.3) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +2.1 20.7 0.0 17.8 0.0 10.0 10.9 336 (14.0) 43/14
MACKAY M.O 26.2 -1.4 19.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 307 (12.8) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.8 -0.9 17.8 +0.8 15.5 6.6 8.8 -- 321 (13.4) 41/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +0.6 13.2 -3.4 -- 3.2 7.2 -- 420 (17.5) 50/08
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.7 12.0 -1.8 -- 17.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +0.6 6.3 -9.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 43/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +1.9 9.8 -5.9 2.4 0.6 6.6 12.0 523 (21.8) 48/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.8 -3.9 6.3 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 645 (26.9) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.2 -3.9 5.9 -6.2 0.0 0.0 5.4 -- 193 ( 8.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.8 -0.8 8.1 -5.7 5.3 0.0 6.0 11.9 403 (16.8) 65/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -3.6 9.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 -5.4 10.3 -1.7 8.3 0.0 8.4 4.5 629 (26.2) 78/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.1 -5.6 8.1 -2.6 5.7 1.6 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 54/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.3 -5.2 0.8 -5.8 -3.0 0.5 1.5 8.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.9 -3.9 0.5 -8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.9 -6.6 10.1 -3.0 7.0 2.2 6.8 7.4 754 (31.4) 81/12
RICHMOND RAAF 20.3 -4.7 10.5 -0.5 6.6 0.8 -- -- 438 (18.3) 52/07
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -5.8 9.6 -4.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 704 (29.3) 87/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.9 -5.5 4.0 -2.1 1.2 2.0 3.2 11.7 546 (22.8) 61/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 -3.0 -2.2 -9.9 -6.1 0.0 3.2 11.2 362 (15.1) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.3 -5.3 1.2 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 39/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.6 -5.2 3.2 -6.6 0.8 0.0 6.0 11.7 382 (15.9) 37/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.5 -3.4 0.5 -7.0 -- 0.2 5.0 -- 481 (20.0) 50/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.6 -4.7 2.5 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 44/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.0 -3.6 8.9 -0.6 6.9 0.4 3.6 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.7 -4.1 3.4 -4.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 -4.6 1.4 -4.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 458 (19.1) 41/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 -2.1 3.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 37/11
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 -4.3 5.2 -2.3 0.6 1.6 2.2 5.6 507 (21.1) 41/16
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
39.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
39.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
39.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 29.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.8 : 30.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 30.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 28.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 28.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.2 : 30.1 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+5.9 : 12.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 12.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.3 : 12.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+5.2 : 14.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+4.8 : 12.5 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8 : 14.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.8 : 3.2 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-10.7 : 7.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-10.6 : 5.6 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-10.3 : 7.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.7 : 8.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

**S** -10.5 : -3.4 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-10.0 : -1.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-9.9 : 6.3 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.9 : 4.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-9.9 : -2.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
65.4 CRAIGIE (BONDI FOREST LODGE) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
64.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE South Coast NSW
60.6 BONANG E Gippsland VIC
59.0 TOWAMBA ( LOG FARM RD) South Coast NSW
51.2 CATHCART (MOUNT DARRAGH) South Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
64.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE
59.0 TOWAMBA ( LOG FARM RD)
51.2 CATHCART (MOUNT DARRAGH)
Goulburn/Monaro
65.4 CRAIGIE (BONDI FOREST LODGE)

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
60.6 BONANG

12.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
11.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

5.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
4.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1520 (63.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1505 (62.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1396 (58.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1249 (52.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1149 (47.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
951 (39.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
888 (37.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
851 (35.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
804 (33.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
799 (33.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
786 (32.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
781 (32.5) MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
754 (31.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
749 (31.2) FORREST Eucla WA
744 (31.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
712 (29.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
704 (29.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
678 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
671 (28.0) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
645 (26.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
642 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
642 (26.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
631 (26.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
630 (26.3) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
630 (26.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
629 (26.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
626 (26.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
622 (25.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
620 (25.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
619 (25.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
611 (25.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
611 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
605 (25.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
601 (25.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
93/23 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
91/11 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
89/04 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
87/11 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
87/04 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
87/03 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
6.6mm in 17 min to 20:17 23.3mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.7mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
10.4mm in 12 min to 00:21 52.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.4mm/h
18.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 91(200/ 61 ) at 13:00
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 82(200/ 63 ) at 15:30
WATTAMOLLA : 117(180/ 85 ) at 06:20
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 82(180/ 63 ) at 13:08
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 95(190/ 45 ) at 11:55
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 95(190/ 72 ) at 13:00
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(230/ 69 ) at 01:55
GREEN CAPE AWS : 93(190/ 74 ) at 00:53
ULLADULLA AWS : 74(190/ 67 ) at 12:57
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(190/ 63 ) at 00:30